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repatriate — re‧pat‧ri‧ate [riːˈpætrieɪt ǁ riːˈpeɪ ] verb [transitive] FINANCE to send money, profits etc back to your own country: • Capital gains on investments may be repatriated only once a year. • Japanese companies continue to repatriate some overseas… … Financial and business terms

repatriate — [rē pā′trē āt΄; ] for n., usually [, rē pā′trēit] vt., vi. repatriated, repatriating [&LT; LL repatriatus, pp. of repatriare: see REPAIR2] to send back or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or allegiance [to repatriate prisoners of war] … English World dictionary

repatriate — ► VERB ▪ send (someone) back to their own country. ► NOUN ▪ a person who has been repatriated. DERIVATIVES repatriation noun. ORIGIN Latin repatriare return to one s country … English terms dictionary

repatriate — 01. The government is entering into negotiations to [repatriate] cultural artifacts from foreign museums. 02. The government is hoping to [repatriate] the estimated 10,000 refugees who fled the country during the civil war. 03. [Repatriation] of… … Grammatical examples in English

repatriate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Late Latin repatriatus, past participle of repatriare to go home again more at repair Date: 1611 to restore or return to the country of origin, allegiance, or citizenship < repatriate prisoners of war > • … New Collegiate Dictionary

repatriate — [[t]ri͟ːpæ̱trieɪt, AM pe͟ɪt [/t]] repatriates, repatriating, repatriated 1) VERB If a country repatriates someone, it sends them back to their home country. [V n] It was not the policy of the government to repatriate genuine refugees... [V n]… … English dictionary